Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

US-based electric vehicle provider ZAP and China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global distribution. The conventional A380 is powered by a 1.6- liter Mitsubishi engine.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% over July 2008. over July 2008. compared to July 2008 results. Jeep Patriot sales increased 134 percent (8,059 units) compared with July 2008. Jeep Compass sales were up 95% (2,727 units) versus July 2008.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. The George W.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

Support has declined 7 points from July 2008 (73%) and 12 points from 2007 (78%). The decline is sharpest among Republicans (57% 2008, 43% today). In July 2008, when the plan to implement AB 32 was being discussed, a majority (57%) said the government should adopt it right away rather than wait (36%).

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

A recent report printed by the Norwegian Automobile Federation’s magazine, Motor , the downward trend in sales for ICE cars has been so consistent and steep that the last new ICE car to be sold in Norway could happen just seven months from now, in April 2022. 12 Peugeot e-2008 Electric car 2 257 2.04 50 Peugeot 5008 SUV Diesel 554 0.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

A new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) found that Volvo XC60 midsize SUVs outfitted with a standard collision-avoidance feature called City Safety are far less likely to be involved in low-speed crashes than comparable vehicles without the system. Source: Weigle 2008. Volvo’s City Safety. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

In a session on total vehicle energy consumption, several people shared similar pie charts showing the flow of energy within an automobile. How did the high fuel prices impact customer behavior in 2008? Where does all of the energy go? Braking losses add another 6%. Only 22% remains to power the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The production version of Audi’s battery electric e-tron quattro SUV ( earlier post ), due out in 2018, is an important vehicle for the brand, and especially for Audi of America, which is driving many of the requirements for the C-segment electric SUV. plug-in hybrid or full electric—models by 2025. Earlier post. ).

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla helped former shareholder Toyota to bring back the Toyota RAV4 EV , an electric SUV and also aided its other OEM shareholder, Daimler (which also has since divested its Tesla shares), with the Smart ED and B-Class Electric. Mitsubishi finally brought the a plug-in hybrid version of its Outlander SUV to the U.S.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2022

So, take off, flew about 6 feet above the ground, pitched the aircraft towards my wife and the two couples that were there, who were behind automobiles for protection, and decided to do a skidding stop in front of them. Canada, startling his wife and several of his friends. “So, It’s also a triumph of engineering. So who might buy it?

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Plug In Partners

NOVEMBER 7, 2007

clip) Fisker also hopes to come out with SUVs and other types of cars. The new electric cars go only about 225 miles on a single charge at best. Granted, Fisker's car uses a little gas--something electric cars don't--but it won't burn much. The drive train comes from Quantum Technologies , by the way.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The company also announced in June that it will build electric family sized minivans, SUVs and fleet vans with DOE funding (see article ) and it has formed a partnership with Daimler to provide powertrain components for the electric Smart car. Tata Motors: Most people know Tata Motors because it acquired Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 17, 2009

In 2002 when she was just a freshman California Assemblywoman, this former school teacher worked with Bluewater Network (which later merged with Friends of the Earth ) to author the Assembly Bill that made California the first state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in automobiles. The batteries work just fine. Imagine that.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. Batteries not ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Blending the MPG of SUVs and small cars understates the real consumption and rewards automakers for building gas hogs and unsafe micro cars which makes people want to buy "safe" gas hogs. needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". Now Im starting to smell a "crock of Shit" from GM. Never again.

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